Workshops 2011

Workshops 1100 - 1200
1. CTC Wings: Training tomorrow's airline pilots today, Robing Room
2. Deloitte: Skills for Careers in Technology Consulting, Carnegie 
3. Freescale Semiconductor: Life After Uni - Workplace Survival and Success, Melville
4. Goldman Sachs: Analytical Thinking - Business Problems, Technology Solutions, Fraser Building 403
5. Jaguar Land Rover: Assessment Centres - How to be your best, Turnbull
6. Morgan Stanley: Recruitment process - everything you need to know, Senate
7. SELEX Galileo: Marketing your transferable skills, Randolph

Workshops 1400 - 1500
1. ATOS: CV session, Randolph
2. Bank of America Merrill Lynch: How to make the most if an Internship, Robing Room
3. Cisco: How to choose the right career for you in IT, Carnegie
4. Ernst & Young: Application Skills, Melville
5. GE: Verbal and Non-Verbal Influencing at Interviews, Senate 
6. Logica: Phone Interview skills, Fraser Building 403
7. Mott MacDonald: What Engineering employers are looking for, Turnbull

See details on each workshops below.

11AM - 12PM

1. CTC Wings: Training tomorrow's airline pilots today
Ever thought about becoming an airline pilot?  Now is a good time.

"CTC Wings" is a career development programme for tomorrow's airline pilots and this workshop aims to unravel the misconceptions about entry requirements and explain our 'Vertically Integrated' (VI) training philosophy.  'VI' in CTC terms means that, from day one of your training, you will do things the airline way. 

We introduce airline procedures, disciplines and philosophies far earlier than most training schools and this workshop will seek to introduce you to some basic concepts and give you an insight into the training required. 

Our team will consist of qualified airline pilots who have graduated from our programme and from them you will gain a real insider view of what their career is like as an airline pilot in today's world of modern technology. www.ctcwings.com

2. Deloitte: Skills for Careers in Technology Consulting
At Deloitte the Technology practice helps our clients solve complex business problems involving the strategy, procurement, design, delivery and assurance of technology solutions. 

Our people are passionate about technology, whether they are developers with deep technical expertise, or more general technology practitioners with keen strategy, management and business acumen.  The breadth of our offerings means we have high profile and exciting opportunities for all types of technology practitioner.  To be successful we draw on skills and capabilities across all of the Technology practice and ensures we sit at the heart of our clients' business success.

Join our experts at this interactive session.  Find out what skills our Technology Consultants use and how you can develop and apply them to your career.

3. Goldman Sachs: Analytical Thinking – Business Problems, Technology Solutions
Your ability to breakdown complex real world problems and deliver technical solutions in a dynamic business environment can lead to a very successful and rewarding career.

In this workshop, Goldman Sachs will demonstrate, via an interactive analytical exercise and discussion, how its Technology division of over 5,000 people globally drives solutions for the business divisions.

This session also aims to equip you with the skills required for a key element of the Goldman Sachs recruiting process.

4. Jaguar Land Rover: Assessment Centres - How to be your best
This workshop will take you through general assessment centre processes and types of exercises. It will give you and insight into competency based assessment and marking and give you hints and tips from our assessors for the big day.

5. Freescale Semi-conductor: Life After Uni – Workplace Survival and Success
The workshop will focus on the transferable (non-technical) skills that are developed at University, that are relevant in day to day working life. Will discuss the following “7 P’s”:

• Preparation
• Presentation
• Participation
• Practicality
• Problem Solving
• Planning
• People Skills

It will describe the importance of each of these aspects, and how they relate to the ability to be successful in a global company.

The interactive session will also give an insight into the working life, and how this differs from the university environment, with a focus on things being ‘up to you’ to get things done, without handholding.

6. Morgan Stanley: Recruitment process – everything you need to know
Do you want to stand out from the crowd? Do you want to succeed? The Morgan Stanley “Everything You Need To Know” workshop is an interactive course designed to help you successfully navigate the recruitment process. Our experts will be on hand to provide invaluable advice and to share their expert knowledge with you. Use this experience to gain a better understanding and awareness of exactly what employers are looking for in today’s competitive marketplace.
Find out more about:
• Selection Process
• Application Form/CV’s
• Interview Preparation
• Sector Awareness

7. SELEX Galileo: Marketing your transferable skills
Showcasing the skills you learn in your degree course, how best to illustrate what employers are look for and how they translate into your day to day work.

2PM - 3PM

1. ATOS: CV session
Stick around after the Engineering and Technology fair for your chance to make your CV stand out from the crowd. ATOS is a market leading information technology services company who are here to help you write a brilliant CV. They will be giving advice on structure, content and writing style as well as much, much, more.  It’s a great opportunity to take advantage of. So bring your draft CV, a notepad, and a pen!

2. Bank of America Merrill Lynch: How to make the most of an Internship
An interactive session on making the most of an internship. The session will cover the following points:
• Preparation for an internship
• Selling Yourself while completing your internship
• Evaluation Process
• What to Expect
• Common Areas for Improvement
• Top Tips
• Business Etiquette

3. Cisco: How to choose the right career for you in IT
This workshop would look at the variety of career paths available within the IT sector and help you make decisions on the right graduate jobs for your career path aspirations.

Learn about the career paths of some of the top names in IT, meet IT professionals from Cisco and learn about how where their careers started and how they came to work at Cisco.

We will help you guide you through the world of career opportunities in IT and help you pick the right graduate entry route for you.

4. Ernst & Young: Application Skills
Ernst & Young’s application skills session will provide practical advice for completing your application and recruitment process. Join our interactive session lead by our graduate recruitment experts to get a head start with your application process.

5. GE: ‘Dressed to Impress’: Effectively using Verbal & Non-Verbal influencing for Interview Success
In today’s crowded graduate job market, any advantage that you as a candidate can gain is invaluable. Therefore, it is critical to know how your dress, posture, voice and many other factors can influence your potential future employers. This workshop will act as a practical guide, grounded in relevant theory, in verbal and non-verbal influencing to give you an added edge in the graduate recruitment process.

6. Logica: Phone Interview skills
Logica will be holding a workshop focusing on succeeding at telephone interviews, an increasingly common feature of graduate recruitment assessment processes.

It will introduce the audience to the concept of telephone interviews and what they are likely to encounter during them.

Some hints and tips on how to tackle phone interviews will be suggested, throwing light on those things that will give candidates an edge, from their preparation before hand to handling the actual phone interview itself. People attending this session will leave confident that with the right preparation they can look forward to both enjoying and succeeding with their phone interviews.

7. Mott MacDonald: What Engineering employers are looking for
This will be an interactive workshop covering interviews, basic skills, summer employment etc.  There will also have a mechanical engineer present so it will not be totally focused on civil engineering.